Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-01
MODLEBURY GRADED DISTRICT.
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING,
TUESDAY.

tne graded Scn0Ol district III MluuleDury
was held at school-house hall Tuesday
afternoon. 1t was largely attended,
many of those present not having often
been seen there in previous years. A
number of ladies were there. A radical
change was made in the prudential COM
mittee, only one of the old members be-
ing retained.
Clerk Henry L. Sheldon called the
meeting to order at = o'clock. For mod
orator there were two nominees, John l..
Buttolph and Chas. NJ. Wilds. The lat
ter was elected, and Mr.. Sheldon was re-
elected clerk.
The reports of the treasurer, auditors
and prudential committee were read by
the clerk. The treasurer's report showed
these items of income: Balance in treas
ury at the beginning of the year, 500 9.65;
from treasurer of grammar-school funds,
$2ll.3S; c. ID. Mead, tuitions, SGl5.50;
town treasurer, school money, Sl53S.94;
NJ. A. Munroe, list of 'S5, $3.50; same,
list of SO, S3460; total, $72l547. The
other side of the account stood: BY paid
62 orders, S6732.94; interest on same,
Sl44.52; interest on 5-per cent orders,
1925; balance in treasury, Sl3.01. Inter-
est on 3 per cent orders uncalled for
$3.50; interest on the same due May 10,
1887 (S350) and outstanding orders
amounted to Sl476.GS.
The auditors report contained list of
orders drawn, and stated that the orders
unpaid amounted to Sl07G.GS, which adj
ded to the estimates for next year (S56lO
made S6G93.6S. TO pay this the district
had assets amounting to S335S.96, as fol-
lows: Cash in treasury, Sl3.0l; uncol-
lected taxes, Sl200; school money,
Sl420.95; grammar school fund, Sl25;
tuition money, 5000; leaving S3334.72 to
Sl95.56 more than the previous year, the
outstanding orders Sll59.92 less than IA
year ago and the tuition money 81 80
more than Il year ago.
The report of the prudential committee
was as follows
| The prudential committee of School district
No. herewith present their report for the
past year: The ordinary expenses have been
about the same as in previous years. In ad-
dition, S270 has been paid tor insurance. As
there are no policies expiring till December,
lSSs, there will be no expenditure for insur-
ance the present year. We are pleased to say
we think the school has been eminently sue.
cesstul and has fully maintained its previous
high standing and character. The teachers,
without exception, have been faithful and
efficient, doing work alike creditabe to them
selves and the district.
Textbooks and methods OF teaching are
continually changing, requiring constant
study on the part of teachers to qualify them
selves for their positions. The changes in
methods require charts and other apparatus
to exemplty successfully different branches
taught. We are deficient in this respect
Last year an appropriation was made tor
supplementary reading, which, we think, has
been highly beneficial and interesting-im,
proving scholars much more than going over
the same "old, old story" often repeated
by using and the same book term after
term
The principal makes the following report
"The total number of different pupils taught
amount OF tuition bills was s623 number of
pupils graduated from the High school at
last commencement, 8. The amount appro-
priated tor supplementary reading has not
been fully expended but great benefit has
been received from the use of such books as
have been bought and would request that
go be appropriated tor another year"
The able report OF the town superintendent
OF schools, which we hope every one has or
will read, precludes the necessity of an ex-
tended report from this committee.
A. j. MARSHALL,
For Committee.
Middlebury, March 20, 1887.
The reports were accepted and adopted
/, as read
Then came the election of the remain
, ing officers, and first on the list were
prudential committee. j. II. Ford moyed
that the old board-consisting of A. j.
Marshall, l.. K. Knapp, f. A. Bond, Clin-
ton G. Smith and Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
be reelected; and Thad NJ. Chapman
, seconded the nomination. l.. c. Barrows
moved that the members of the commit
, tee be chosen separately. A ballot for
hiel ihchipeI VI tilc cOllnlltlee WAS IIlere-
upon called for and had-with NJ. O'Con-
,, nor, l.. c. Barrows and w. G.. Lang
worthy as tellers-resulting as follows
) Whole number of votes, l59
Necessary to choice, so
: George Hammond had 80
A. j. Marshall, So
j. l.. Buttolph,
A. p. Tupper,
Harvey Smith,
and Mr.. Hammond was declared elected
,, G. ). Wainwright, Albert A. Fletcher
and Chas. NJ. Wilds were chosen by ac-
clamation. For fifth member of the COM